A child exerts a force of 27 N on the handle of a small wagon. If the handle of the wagon is directed upwards 20° from the horizontal, find the amount of work done in moving the wagon 20 m horizontally. Round to the nearest N⚫m. The amount of work done is approximately N⚫m.

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Section3.4: Vectors And Dot Products
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A child exerts a force of 27 N on the handle of a small wagon. If the handle of the wagon is directed upwards 20° from the horizontal, find the amount of work
done in moving the wagon 20 m horizontally. Round to the nearest N⚫m.
The amount of work done is approximately
N⚫m.
Transcribed Image Text:A child exerts a force of 27 N on the handle of a small wagon. If the handle of the wagon is directed upwards 20° from the horizontal, find the amount of work done in moving the wagon 20 m horizontally. Round to the nearest N⚫m. The amount of work done is approximately N⚫m.
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